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USS Sanborn (APA-193)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Whiskey - Romeo
NDWR

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 - Iwo Jima, Okinawa)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia or Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Individual Awards

Navy Cross - PhM3c Byron Alfred Dary (KIA, Iwo Jima)
Silver Star - BM1/c William A. Maroney
Both received the Purple Heart Medal

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 10 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull MCV 661), at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Vancouver, WA.

Launched, 19 August 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission and Commissioned USS Sanborn (APA-193), 3 October 1944, CDR. Sidney Huguenin, USNR, in command

During World War II USS Sanborn was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Fifteen, CAPT. W.S. Popham USN (14);
TransDiv Forty-Four, CAPT. J. H. Seyfried USN and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 to 28 February 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 11 April 1945

Following World War II USS Sanborn was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
25 September to 29 October1945
18 to 25 December 1945

Decommissioned, 14 August 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton, CA.

Recommissioned, 6 January 1951, at San Diego, CA.

USS Sanborn was assigned to Occupation service in Europe from 18 January to 16 May 1955

USS Sanborn was used in the movie "Away All Boats" as the fictional USS Belinda (APA-22) in 1955

Decommissioned, 11 May 1956, at Orange, TX.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Orange, TX.

Transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Al., 9 February 1960

Permanent title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 30 June 1960

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960

USS Sanborn earned two battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. (PD-X-918 dated 20 September1971 nine ship contract), for $467,100.00, Delivered 1 December 1971

Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Speed 19 kts.

Complement

56 Officers

480 Enlisted

Troop Accommodations

86 Officers

1,475 Enlisted

Cargo Capacity 2,900 tons

non-refrigerated 150,000 cu ft

Boats

two LCMs

one open LCPL

one covered LCPL (Captain's Gig)

two LCPRs

eighteen LCVPs

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

ten single 20mm AA gun mounts

Propulsion

one Allis-Chalmers geared turbine

two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers

double Falk Main Reduction Gears

three turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ships' Service Generators

one propeller, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
NH 104301-KN (color)	66k	*USS Sanborn* (APA-193)** at anchor circa late 1944 early 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparencies, photographed by LT.Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). US Navy photo #'s; NH 104301-KN (color) NH 104302-KN (color) NH 104379-KN (color) from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Collection of LCDR Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997.	US Naval Historical Center and Mike Green
NH 104302-KN (color)	69k
NH 104379-KN (color)	70k
NH 104383-KN (color)	89k	*USS Sanborn* (APA-193)** in harbor at dawn or dusk late 1944 - early 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparencies, photographed by LT.Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). US Navy photo #'s; NH 104383-KN (color) NH 104386-KN (color) NH 104390-KN (color) from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Collection of LCDR Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997.	Mike Green
NH 104386-KN (color)	73k
NH 104390-KN (color)	55k
NH 104318-KN (color)	57k	A Marine amphibious tractor (LVT) off Iwo Jima, February 1945. LCVP PA193-26 from *USS Sanborn* (APA-193)** is in the background. Note marking "5B" and nickname "Moon Glow" on this LVT. Photographed by LT.Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). US Navy photo # 104318-KN from the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.	Robert Hurst
	138k	*USS Sanborn* (APA-193) anchored, date and location unknown. Photo from USS Lanier (APA-125)** cruise book, 1944-46	Russ Padden
	119k	*USS Sanborn* (APA-193)** anchored in Tokyo Bay, 18 November 1945.	Bill McDonald III in memory of his father Bill McDonald Jr. MM2c(T) USS Sanborn 1944-46

USS Sanborn (APA-193)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Huguenin, Sidney, USNR	3 October 1944 - 15 July 1946
02	CAPT. Cohan, Angus Meade, USN (USNA 1921-B)	15 July 1946 - 14 August 1946
	Decommissioned	14 August 1946 - 6 January 1951
04	CAPT. Holmes, Ephraim Paul, USN (USNA 1930) :ADM	August 1952 - July 1953
05	CAPT. Snead Jr., William Overton, USN (USNA 1930) :RADM	July 1953 - 21 July 1954
06	CAPT. Bryan, Louis Allen, USN (USNA 1932) :RADM	21 July 1954 - July 1955
07	CAPT. Kossler, Herman Joseph, USN (USNA 1934) :RADM	July 1955 - 11 May 1956


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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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